Adrian Zmed

Infobox actor
name = Adrian Zmed


birthname = Adrian George Zmed
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|3|4|mf=y
birthplace = Chicago, Illinois
spouse = Susan Wood
children = 2

Adrian Zmed (born March 4, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Romanian-American television and film actor. Zmed is best known for his roles as "Johnny Nogerelli" in "Grease 2", and as "Officer Vince Romano" in the "T.J. Hooker" television series, where he starred alongside William Shatner.

Career

Zmed took on the role of Danny Zuko in "Grease" twice: first during the original Broadway run in the 1970s, and again during the show's revival in 1995.

Adrian Zmed made his television debut as "Socks Palermo" in the 1979 series "Flatbush". In 1980, he appeared on another television series, "The Goodtime Girls", playing "Frankie Millardo". This was followed by a guest appearance in 1982's "An Evening at the Improv".

In 1982, Zmed starred as "Johnny Nogerelli", the new leader of the "T-Birds", in "Grease 2", opposite Michelle Pfeiffer.

That film led Zmed to a short period playing other teenagers on film, including 1983's "The Final Terror", in which he played "Gerone". While this film bombed at the box office, his next movie (while not necessarily a hit by Hollywood economical standards), fared better: Zmed played "Jay O'Neill" in 1984's "Bachelor Party", alongside Tom Hanks.

Zmed continued to appear on television as the host of "Dance Fever". He reached celebrity status playing "Officer Romano" in the aforementioned "T.J. Hooker", a TV series based on the life of a real Los Angeles cop of the same name. He appeared on the show until 1985. Meanwhile, Zmed played "Fred Feliciano" in the TV movie "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story" (1984) and made guest appearances on a number of television shows throughout the 80s and 90s, including "Hotel", "Empty Nest", "Murder, She Wrote", and "Caroline in the City".

Adrian Zmed returned to stage work in the 1990s. He headlined the musical "Children of Eden" at the Paper Mill Playhouse, and starred in three shows on Broadway: "Falsettos", "Blood Brothers", and "Grease".He most recently appeared as Noah in the musical " [http://www.TheArkMusical.com The Ark] ", in New York City, and in the 2006 Stan Harrington film, "The Craving Heart".

Zmed has appeared as himself on VH1's popular "I Love the 80s", and "Saturday Night Live".Adrian also filled in for the sick Cooky The Clown on "The Bozo Show".Fact|date=October 2007

He will star in the film Spring Break '83, released in 2008.

Zmed is currently under contract until April 2009 with Princess Cruise Lines performing "Adrian Zmed, In Concert..." aboard the Coral Princess and the Island Princess. The show debuted June 25th, 2008 on the Coral Princess "Voyage of the Glaciers" sailing from Vancouver, Canada, north to Alaska in the Universe Lounge.

Facts

* Zmed speaks fluent Romanian.
* Zmed's father was a Romanian Orthodox priest.
* The family had anglicized their name to "Smith" but Zmed changed it back.
* In the original Broadway production of "Grease", he starred with Jeff Conaway, who is best known as Kenickie in the 1978 motion picture "Grease."
* He was married to Broadway singer Susan Wood
* He provided the voiceover for "Toth" in the 2002 video game, "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter".
* In 2006 filmed a 30 second PSA on chained dogs for humane non-profit Dogs Deserve Better.
* Is Basil (the "floating head") on the NBC soap opera "Passions".

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